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Secure Boot Bypass Risk Threatens Nearly 200,000 Linux Framework Laptops
Slashdot - 15 Oct 2025 03:25
Roughly 200,000 Linux-based Framework laptops shipped with a signed UEFI shell command (mm) that can be abused to bypass Secure Boot protections - allowing attackers to load persistent bootkits like BlackLotus or HybridP...
Google Announces $15 Billion Investment In AI Hub In India
Slashdot - 15 Oct 2025 02:02
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Google announced on Tuesday that it will invest $15 billion in India over the next five years to establish its first artificial intelligence hub in the count...
Spatial computing gets more powerful (and comfortable) with M5 Vision Pro
Cult of Mac - 15 Oct 2025 16:00
Apple today bumped the Vision Pro from an M2 to the latest M5 chip. It also features a more comfortable strap and more battery life. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, ho...
ASML shrugs off China slump with faith in AI-fueled chip demand
The Register - 15 Oct 2025 15:22
Beijing's self-reliance push and US export limits hit orders Europe's tech darling ASML has warned Chinese demand for its chipmaking kit will plummet next year, as Beijing doubles down on home-grown alternatives ...
NordVPN Embraces Open Source By Releasing Its Linux GUI On GitHub
Slashdot - 15 Oct 2025 02:45
BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS.xyz: NordVPN has open sourced its Linux GUI on GitHub, giving the community full access to the code behind its graphical client. The move follows a 70 percent surge in daily active...
ChatGPT Will Soon Roll Back Some Of Its Most Controversial Changes
BGR - 15 Oct 2025 02:34
ChatGPT has become much more restrictive in recent month, but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to "safely relax the restrictions in most cases" soon.
Salesforce pumps the dream of AI agents as helpers, not replacements
The Register - 15 Oct 2025 02:08
In the Agentic Enterprise, "AI doesnt replace people, it elevates them" Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff heralded the arrival of the agentic era during his keynote at the CRM giant's annual Dreamforce conference.
Librephone battles the proprietary binary blob
The Register - 16 Oct 2025 01:56
Free Software Foundation project aims to reverse-engineer non-freedom respecting firmware To bridge the gap between Android distributions and true mobile phone freedom, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has launched an ...
YouTube went down, but its now been fixed
Mashable - 16 Oct 2025 01:48
YouTube services went offline Wednesday evening. See the latest.
DirecTV Customers Will Soon See Their Own Faces in AI-Generated TV Ads
CNET - 16 Oct 2025 01:45
Ready for your closeup? If you use a DirecTV Gemini device, your face might appear on your television screensaver next year.
Apple AI team loses another executive to Meta
AppleInsider - 16 Oct 2025 01:40
Head of the Apple Intelligence Answers, Knowledge, and Information team, Ke Yang, will leave for Meta in yet another departure for the team.Apple AI executive leaves for MetaAround a dozen members of Apple's AI team ...
Mozilla Is Recruiting Beta Testers For a Free, Baked-In Firefox VPN
Slashdot - 16 Oct 2025 01:40
Mozilla is testing a free, built-in VPN for Firefox that routes traffic through Mozilla-managed servers directly in the browser. The Register reports: According to a staff post on Mozilla Connect, the company's idea-...
Meta poaches Apples newly appointed head of AI search project
9 to 5 Mac - 16 Oct 2025 01:34
Metas streak of hiring high-profile executives from Apples AI team continues, with the company reportedly poaching Ke Yang, who had only recently been appointed to lead Apples rumored ChatGPT-like search project. Here ar...
5 Mini Speakers That Actually Sound Good, According To Reviews
Slash Gear - 16 Oct 2025 01:30
Small speakers aren't what they used to be. Improvements with battery life, sound quality, and loudness make a mini Bluetooth speaker a worthy investment.
Artemis Accords nations mark fifth anniversary
Space News - 16 Oct 2025 01:28
Five years after the first countries signed the Artemis Accords, a growing group of nations continues to work on how to implement the guidelines contained in the document. The post Artemis Accords nations mark fifth anni...
The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Showrunner Has an Idea for an Unhinged Game of Thrones Cameo
Gizmodo - 16 Oct 2025 01:25
The timeline doesn't work for most characters from the original George R.R. Martin HBO series-but one in particular just might make the cut.
SpaceX launches 21 Lockheed Martin satellites for Transport Layer military network
Space News - 16 Oct 2025 01:25
This was the second plane of satellites for Tranche 1 of the Transport Layer, part of a planned global network of data transport and sensor satellites known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture The post Spac...
Catch the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge at a $410 discount
Android Authority - 16 Oct 2025 01:22
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New M5 Chip Comes to iPad Pro, MacBook Pro 14, & Apple Vision Pro
OS X Daily - 16 Oct 2025 01:20
Apple has updated the iPad Pro lineup, MacBook Pro 14, and Apple Vision Pro, to feature the all new M5 chip. These are basically spec-bump updates focused on the new M5 chip architecture, with no new hardware redesign or...
Steve Jobs $1 coin looks nothing like Steve Jobs
Cult of Mac - 16 Oct 2025 01:20
A weird portrait of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs sitting in a California meadow will appear on a $1 coin from the U.S. Mint in 2026. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how...
Pixel 10 Pro Fold Durability Test Goes Up In Smoke. Does It Really Matter?
Slash Gear - 16 Oct 2025 01:15SpaceX's New V3 Starlink Satellites Bring Gigabit Internet Speeds for the First Time
CNET - 16 Oct 2025 01:13
The new massive Starlink satellites promise big boosts in internet speed.